Effect of Pharmacotherapy on Rate of Decline of Lung Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results from the TORCH Study

R. Celli, Bartolomé; E. Thomas, Nicola; A. Anderson, Julie; T. Ferguson, Gary; Jenkins, Christine; Jones, Paul; Vestbo, Jørgen; Knobil, Katharine; Yates, Julie; M.A. Calverley, Peter

doi:10.1164/rccm.200712-1869oc

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Effect of Pharmacotherapy on Rate of Decline of Lung Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results from the TORCH Study

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • May 29, 2008

Authors:

Bartolomé R. Celli

Nicola E. Thomas

Julie A. Anderson

Abstract

RATIONALE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an accelerated decline in lung function. No drug has been shown conclusively to reduce this decline. OBJECTIVES: In a post hoc analysis of the Toward a Revolution in COPD Health (TORCH) study, we investigated the effects of ...

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Salmeterol

Fluticasone propionate

Medicine

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